A randomized 25 question test from a pool of 761 questions, good luck!
A DCS collects a lot of data during the course of operating. Which of the terms below would best describe the database that contains all the data required to create a trend in the process?
A modern DCS needs to be able to respond to growing demands. Which of the terms below is best defined as the measure of a system's ability to increase or decrease in performance and cost in response to changes in application and system processing demands.
A DDE protocol has 3 components to a "handle". Which of the components below would best be described as the name of a unique data source is contained inside of a DDE server application ?
Which of the answers below best represents the second bit sent in a RS-232 asynchronous frame?
Ethernet network components provide several ISO layers of transmission control. Which of the network components below has transmission controls only on the ISO physical and data link layers?
The limits of a OUT parameter status field has several different classifications. Which of the classifications below can be described as the indication of a parameter above the URV?
Software for programming or configuration is an integral part of any HMI. Which of the interfaces below can be best described as having the ability to create, or delete any HMI application?
A typical HMI has several subsystems attached to it. Which of the subsystems below would be involved in the manipulation process control inputs?
Each network layer for a DCS has it's own specialized equipment or software. Which of the layers below would make the I/O of a DCS and it's associated controllers communicate?
Which of the terms below can be best described as a device with an assigned tag name?
There are two characteristics that are defined by the classifications of the IPv4 networks. Which of the answers below contains both of those characteristics?
Which of the network components below would commonly be used as a protocol converter and communication signal converter?
Due to the uncomplicated nature of the Modbus frame structure, it requires a simple access method. Which of the access methods below is a method that this frame structure supports?
Which of the answers below best describes the cable used for the drop lines in the DeviceNet transmission system?
There are several data access methods used to transmit data. Which of the answers below can be described as a method that is suitable for larger networks?
Which of the answers below is not an advantage of digital communications to field devices?
A typical HMI has several subsystems attached to it. Which of the subsystems below would be involved in the guardianship of the process control inputs?
Each network layer for a DCS has it's own specialized equipment or software. Which of the layers below would make use of a HART protocol?
Which of the answers below best represents the required nominal impedance of the data pair cabling in the DeviceNet system?
Which of the recommended standards would be best described as having a half -duplex transmission system?
Which of the messaging types below is best described as direct communication with a field device initiated by the scanner module?
IPv4 network classes can also be defined by the default subnet masks that they use. If the subnet mask was 255.0.0.0, which of the classes below would be used?
Which of the answers below best defines the amount of devices that a DeviceNet segment can handle at one time (omitting the scanner)?
There has to be a way for data to be communicated to the systems I/O for a HMI application to be effective. Which of the terms below best represents the pool of information for this communication?
Message frames are the result of organizing network messages so that the transmission of between network points is one block. Which of the answers below shows a simplified message frame components in the correct order?